Chico weather in December: Chico, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Chico in December has a normal high of 57°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 46°F, falling from 60°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 31st. The month brings 5.04 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 2°C, 128 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationChico University Farm
- Station IDUSC00041715
- Location39.69°N 121.82°W
- Elevation185 ft (56 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population102,911
- Jan 56° 36°
- Feb 62° 38°
- Mar 67° 42°
- Apr 73° 45°
- May 81° 52°
- Jun 89° 57°
- Jul 95° 61°
- Aug 94° 59°
- Sep 91° 55°
- Oct 80° 47°
- Nov 65° 40°
- Dec 57° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chico in December?
The normal high is 57°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 46.4°F. December is 6.0°F cooler than November and 0.3°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Chico and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 60°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 44°F and 49°F.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 60°F | 38°F | – | – |
| December 8 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – |
| December 15 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – |
| December 22 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – |
| December 31 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 25)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 60°F | 38°F | – | – | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 59°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 58°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 57°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 57°F | 37°F | – | – | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 57°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 56°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 55°F | 36°F | – | – | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 57°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 36°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.04 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00041715; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chico in December?
In a normal December in Chico, 13 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00041715.
What are the records for December in Chico?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1906) is 76°F, on December 17, 1998; the coldest is 11°F, on December 12, 1932. The wettest December brought 12.92 in (1940); the snowiest, 2.3 inches (1972).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00041715. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Chico compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, December normal highs run from 38°F in Tahoma to 71°F in Anaheim; Chico's is 57°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.